Improved can for holding white lead and other materials



y A RANDO L. I CAN 'FOR 'HOL'D- ING WHITE LEM) AND OTHER MATERIALS. No.- 64,705.

wNm 4 Patented May 14, 1867,

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; U ITED STATES PATENT OF IoE.

i ALEXANDER RANDOL, or ALLEGHENY CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.

j PRovEn CAN FOR HOLDING/WHITE LEAD AND 0THER=-MATERIALS.

Specificationforming part of Letters Patent No. 64,706, dated May 14, 1867.,

State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvementin-Gahsor Vessels for Holding White Lead, &c.j and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of The nature of my invention consists in providingthe body of metallic cans or vessels used for holding white lead, '&c., with a bead near the top edge of said body, and the flange of the Iid with a groove, said head and groove being so arranged with relation to each other that by forcing the lid down. onto the body of the canltheb'ea'd will fit into and lockin the groove of the flange or t'lie'lid', said 'can'or ve's sel being constructed, arranged, and operating in the manner hereinafter described.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

' In. the accompanying drawings, whichmake part of my application, Figure 1 represents a face view of my-improved can for holding white lead, 8m.w Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sees 'tion-ofthe sainje. Fig. 3 represents a transverse sectioniof the lid. Fig. 4 represents a *biokrtsection of the body of the can.

In thedrawings, A represents the lid of the can, and'B the body of the can. 0 represents the flangenfathe lid. This flange C is provided with a groove, (marked'DJ Near the upper edge of the top of the can is a bead,f, which in size and form corresponds to .the size 'andfo'i'm of the groove D in flange Gran the lid A. Below the bead f on the body herein described.

of the can is another bead, (marked 6,) which is so arranged with relation to the-edge of the flange C that the edge will rest on it when the lid is forced down to its place on body of the can, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2'.

The body B is providedwith lugs, (marked 00,) into which is hooked the bail e, which is madeofwire. I

As the skilled tinner will readily understand the construction of my improved can or vessel for holding white lead by referring to the drawings, 1 will, without further description proceed to describe the operation of my improvement. .3 The body of the can is filled with white lead. The lid A is then forced downon the body of the can, as represented in Figs. 1 and 2, and the head 1' will be brought intov the groove D in the flange G of the lid, and thereby hold the lid in a'firm and sure manner-on strnction, and operation of my improvement, what I claim as of my invention is- The groove D in flange O of the lid A, when used in combination with the head for the body B of the can or vessel, said flan ge, groove,

and bead being constructed, arrangdy-and operating in the manner'and for thep,ur pose Witnesses:

JAMES J. JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER HAYS.

Having thus 'described the natur'g, con- ALE BANDOL. 

